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Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Meaning of "half pay" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF PAY

half pay  [hɑːf peɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF PAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half pay is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF PAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Half-pay

In the British Army and Royal Navy of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, half-pay referred to the pay or allowance an officer received when in retirement or not in actual service. The novels of the Horatio Hornblower series, taking place in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, include numerous references to the protagonist and his fellow naval officers' fear of being retired and "stranded ashore on half-pay", which they consider as their worst nightmare.

Definition of half pay in the English dictionary

The definition of half pay in the dictionary is half the usual salary or wages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF PAY


apay
əˈpeɪ
copay
kəʊˈpeɪ
overpay
ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ
pay
peɪ
pe
peɪ
peh
peɪ
Pei
peɪ
prepay
priːˈpeɪ
rappe
ˈræpeɪ
repay
rɪˈpeɪ
spae
speɪ
spay
speɪ
Spey
speɪ
strathspey
ˌstræθˈspeɪ
Taipei
ˈtaɪˈpeɪ
tempeh
ˈtɛmpeɪ
toupee
ˈtuːpeɪ
underpay
ˌʌndəˈpeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF PAY

half an hour
half and half
half board
half coupling
half eagle
half fare
half frame
half gainer
half holiday
half landing
half measure
half measures
half pint
half rest
half seas over
half step
half term
half tiger
half two
half volley

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF PAY

back pay
equal pay
executive pay
full pay
hazard pay
hell to pay
holiday pay
maternity pay
overtime pay
performance-related pay
retired pay
retirement pay
severance pay
sick pay
statutory maternity pay
statutory sick pay
strike pay
take-home pay
the devil to pay
vacation pay

Synonyms and antonyms of half pay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half pay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF PAY

Find out the translation of half pay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half pay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half pay» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半薪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio de pago
570 millions of speakers

English

half pay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा वेतन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف الأجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половина платить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metade do salário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধেক বেতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi-solde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh bayar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hälfte zahlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半分を支払う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 지불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah mbayar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nưa lương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை ஊதியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा वेतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarım maaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metà della retribuzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połowa wynagrodzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

половина платити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate de salarizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήμισυ των αποδοχών τους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die helfte te betaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv lön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv lønn
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF PAY»

The term «half pay» is regularly used and occupies the 89.524 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF PAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half pay

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QUOTES WITH «HALF PAY»

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF PAY»

Discover the use of half pay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half pay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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“All at Sea”; or, Recollections of a half-pay officer
Henry Robert ADDISON. wonAx's TALISMAN. 235 “ It might have been one or two in the morning, when, to my amazement, I saw two females enter the courtyard. I would have started up to protect them, but prudence forbade my doing so until ...
Henry Robert ADDISON, 1864
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The United Service Magazine
Francis Cornwallis Maude, C.B., V.C., half pay, Royal Artillery, June 6, 1870. Captain and Brevet Lieut. Col., John Millar Bannatyne, half pay, late 8th Foot; December 10, 1870. Capt. and Brevet Lieut. Col. P. Dickson, half pay, Royal Artillery; ...
Arthur William Alsager Pollock, 1871
3
An Epistle from a Half-Pay Officer in the Country, to his ...
Е Р I Srl."l LE FROM A Half-Pay OFFÍCER д - In the Country, t0 his Friend in Town . Occafion'd by the late 'CONSPIRACYU ANAD ТНЕ. BIRTH of the Young PRINCESS. Summum crede „фи, Äm'mum pŕœferre Tudori. IU V. m-Redeunt Saturnia ...
Half-pay officer, 1723
4
The Half-Pay Officers; a Comedy [in Three Acts and in Prose, ...
1-81 The Half-Pay O F F1 (3 E R s;' 1 Man. He isra fubiiantial Man, won't' you take his Word P" ' i -5 Mug. A- ' Word- is enough to' the' Wile. I/will" take any Man's Word to owe me abundted Pound 5 but I willv not lend five, even-to'a Lord, upon  ...
‎1720
5
Royal warrant for the pay and promotion, non-effective pay, ...
On coming from half pay to sell. On retirement from Artillery and Engineers, Retirement — contd. such Officer can have no further promotion unless he shall have retired from Our Royal Artillery or Royal Engineers as a Regimental Field Officer ...
War office, 1870
6
The Gentleman's Magazine
-col. on the half-pay of 3d West-India regt. to have the rank of Lieut. -col. in the West Indies only | Capt. Forbes Champagne, 20th foot, to be Major, — Unattached: Major John Spink, 92d foot, to be Lieut. -col. of inf. The under- mentioned officers ...
‎1826
7
The United Service Magazine
Another saving was the reduction of half-pay. It had been a rule with the Admiralty, that only one promotion should be made for every three vacancies, and a strict adherence to this plan had produced a saving on half-pay of between 24,000/.
‎1834
8
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle
574) was read the first time, served abroad meritoriously must be ad- The bill was thrown out at the instance of mined to have an equally just claim to Sir Join Dclauxl, who opposed it on half pay. The circumstance of having the ground of its  ...
‎1783
9
The Black Book: An Exposition of Abuses in Church and State, ...
Richard, Canterbury, captain, 1817, half pay . £196 Berkeley, hon. G. C. G. F , Gloucestershire, lieutenant, 1810, half pay . . . . . . 54 Fordwich, lord, Canterbury, lieutenant, 1827, half pay, about . 42 Halford, Henry, Leicestershire, lieutenant, ...
John Wade, 1835
10
The Scots Magazine
Field-officers and Captains in the eleven neiv regiments. Col. Fmuie's regiment. Lieulenant- Ctbnel, Maj. Crolbie : Major, Capt. Johnson : Captains, Edw. Northall, of G. Howard's reg. ; Will. Pritchard, on half-pay ; Jo. Sterling, half-pay j Jo. Farie ...
‎1741

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF PAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half pay is used in the context of the following news items.
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The New Dawn Liberia - Pay crisis at LNP
As to the confusion over half pay to the officers, Mr. Collins said “all police officers” were in the know of a memo issued, clearly stating that ... «The New Dawn Liberia, Jul 15»
2
Across shale plays, overtime lawsuits are on the rise
... something that exempts them from the requirement that employees working more than 40 hours a week receive time-and-a-half pay. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Anna Chu: Overtime rule helps families achieve American dream
The overtime rule meant my aunts and uncles were able to boost their paychecks by working more and earning time-and-a-half pay for any ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
4
FDNY union officials say they will file lawsuit Tuesday against …
Recent hires hurt on the job receive half pay, with the benefits further cut by Social Security disability benefits. Mayor Bill de Blasio and other ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
5
The misguided and muddled attack on the president's new overtime …
... an employee's total earnings — straight-time plus the now-required time-and-a-half pay — will be the same as it was before the rule change. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Greek Crisis Has Seen a Rise in Suicides and Depression
He was recently cut to part time (and half pay) at the mechanical manufacturing company where he works. During his periods of unemployment, ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
7
Ford threatens mass layoffs at Michigan truck plant - World Socialist …
Since the introduction of tier-two workers, making half pay with reduced medical benefits under the Obama-brokered restructuring of 2009, the ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
8
July 10, 2015 in In the US: New proposal on overtime pay exposes …
... salaried workers who earn less than roughly $50,400 per year would be guaranteed time-and-a-half pay when they work more than 40 hours ... «Workers World, Jul 15»
9
Outlook for pay bumps full of doubt
On the one hand, the federal government is working on a rewrite of regulations governing who is due time-and-a-half pay when working more ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
10
Proposed changes to Paid Parental Leave could make some difficult …
Mrs Ryan was able to take her maternity leave at half pay and said she had a good balance. “To have that amount of time off was enough,” she ... «Warrnambool Standard, Jul 15»

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